May The Force Kick Ass

Lucas Arts, Pixelux and Natural Motion have developed a new technology for their upcoming NextGen games called Digital Molecular Matter technology.

The demo was unveiled at E3 2006 and was from a Star Wars game, though no one knows exactly which one yet. Essentially, this technology allows the game designers to simulate what it’d look like to wield force powers like levitating Stormtroopers, hurling objects across space without having to actually touch anything, and generally kick ass while standing still. It’s pretty incredible.